Elder Joseph of Vatopaidi+ on True Freedom
“How many of us view the commandments as oppression against our freedom and blame God for making demands on us? Where are now these demands? He who controls himself...
Orthodox Quote for January 15
“The temple is the house of God, the preferred habitation of God on earth. Here a Christian learns the law of the Lord, is enlightened by the light of...
Orthodox Quote for January 14
“Many of us were taught that when we sin God turns His back on us. The fact, though, is that when we sin, We turn our backs on God....
Daily Devotional for January 14-20
Sunday 1 Timothy 1:1-17 This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief...
Orthodox Quote for January 13
“If we detect any trace of hatred in our hearts against any man whatsoever for committing any fault, we are utterly estranged from love for God, since love for...
Elder St. Porphyrios on Nurturing the Faith
“Why I want you to devote yourselves more to the study of the Old and New Testament and to the hymns and poetic canons. Read the Church Fathers with...
Orthodox Quote for January 12
“Fortunate are those who know their state and are humbled, and again unfortunate are those who do not know their state, but are arrogant. Fortunate is the person who...
Elder St. Paisios on Wordly Emptiness
“When one does not believe in the other life, he seeks to know this world, to enjoy in this life one thing and then another and another … but...
Orthodox Quote for January 11
“Every internal movement which the Spirit stimulates within us, every desire for what is good, every fine inspiration we feel, are indications of what our Beloved engenders within us...
Orthodox Quote for January 10
In spiritual life there can be no peace, in the spiritual life there is always a struggle with our thoughts, with our sins, but it is so that we...